The present article is concerned with condition, problems and development trends of agritourism of the Rostov region. This article provides a review of materials related to the research problem; regions of the Rostov region are considered from the perspective of agritourism development. Moreover, typing of agritourism clusters is carried out and social and economic impact of their performance is estimated.
Purpose: The aims to study the issues of the formation and prospects in Rostov Region of a potential "catalyst" for the development of the socioeconomic system of the regiontourist and recreational cluster. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study applied a cluster approach to the development of territories. Such an approach is the study of the tourist region as an interconnected system of tourist resources, tourist infrastructure, tourist services with an effective system of regional tourism management, the optimal phase of which is a tourist cluster. Findings: This article includes the study of areas of Rostov Region from the standpoint of the cluster approach, tourist and recreational zoning of Rostov Region, the identification of areas that are promising for the formation of tourist and recreational clusters and socioeconomic substantiation for the functioning of clusters. Practical Implications: The results of the study can be used in the formation and implementation of regional programs for the development of tourism, economy and social sphere. Originality/Value: The main contribution of this article is the application of the cluster approach to the investigation of socioeconomic development of Rostov Region, as well as zoning the tourist and recreational clusters.
The present article is concerned with application of innovative technologies in modern tourist-excursion education. In the article, materials related to the study are reviewed; ways to put innovations into practice are analyzed. Moreover, the main types of innovative technologies in tourist-excursion education are identified.
The present article is concerned with usability of smartphone applications in the field of tourism and excursions to expand rural tourism in the territory of the Rostov region. Analysis of the market of smartphone touristic applications, their relevance in regard to various parameters (preferred territories, user age), geography of arrival, growth rate of user count. Recommendations on the development of smartphone application usage in the field of rural tourism with consideration of the existing possibilities and prospects.
The article is directed toward the study of social and economic aspects of rural tourism and the hospitality industry, and toward the analysis of methods of efficiency of their development in the Rostov Region. The study defines rural tourism, considers its development potential in the territory of the Rostov Region, highlights the structure and state of the hospitality industry and demonstrates feasibility of importance and advisability of the development of accommodation places as a component of rural tourism infrastructure in the Rostov Region.
The study is directed toward the analysis of innovative trends in further education in the tourism and hospitality industry. The article gives proof to relevance and feasibility of optimizing further vocational education in accordance with social and economic needs of the country, needs of an individual, society and the state.
The article is concerned with basic concepts related to development of an ecological-excursion cluster in the Rostov region. The socio-economic conditions of its formation are described. The research base on which the research related to the study of touristic clusters is found is reviewed. It also gives grounds for the possibility of functioning of the ecological and recreational cluster, defines its functions and importance for the development of inbound and domestic tourism, the economy and the social sphere of the region. The zoning of the territory of the Rostov region according to the prevailing types of ecological and recreational clusters is proposed and the specifics of their activities and the development of types of tourism are indicated.
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